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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte assured Filipinos affected by the typhoon Ulysses that his government is doubling efforts to reach out to them, to help them, and provide them immediate assistance. The 75-year old Philippine leader addressed the nation again on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 14, as reports coming in from Cagayan Valley region, particularly from Cagayan and Isabela provinces, showed just how it had been ravaged by Typhoon Ulysses. Affected residents were in the […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — More than 1.3 million people have been killed by the novel coronavirus worldwide, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP. In total, there have been at least 1,303,783 deaths for 53,380,442 declared cases of Covid-19, although experts say the official data is likely to capture only a fraction of the number of total infections and fatalities. New cases and deaths are accelerating again as a second wave […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House is planning for President Donald Trump to serve a second term despite his reelection loss, a top official said Friday. “We are moving forward here at the White House under the assumption that there will be a second Trump term,” the outgoing president’s trade advisor Peter Navarro said on Fox Business Network. Trump has yet to concede nearly a week after US media announced that his […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 406,000 mark after the Department of Health reported over 1650 additional cases. The DOH said of the 406337 total cases, 35478 were active. Of these, 83.9 percent were mild, 9.6 percent asymptomatic, 4.1 percent critical, 2.3 percent severe, and 0.13 percent moderate. Over 1000, or 1182 cases, were confirmed today. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Laguna with 84, Davao with 81, Cavite […]
(Eagle News) – The provinces of Cagayan and Isabela have been placed under a state of calamity as of Saturday, Nov. 14, after very deep floods that had submerged houses and vehicles continue to be experienced in many areas after the onslaught of typhoon Ulysses (Vamco). Malacanang said it mobilized all government resources to reach out to those affected the landslides and floods in Luzon, including Cagayan and Isabela. President Rodrigo Duterte also formed […]
(Eagle News) – The number of fatalities due to Typhoon Ulysses rose to 42, according to data from the Philippine National Police. The biggest number of casualties was from Cagayan Valley at 14, followed by Region 4-A or CALABARZON at 9, Cordillera Administrative Region at 7, Bicol Region at 5, Central Luzon at 3, and Metro Manila at 3 as well. However, the death toll given by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Secret Service, which guards President Donald Trump, President-elect Joe Biden, and the White House, has been struck by an outbreak of Covid-19, US media reported Friday. The Washington Post said that more than 130 Secret Service agents were infected by coronavirus or in quarantine due to contact with infected people. The outbreak came after numerous agents traveled to campaign rallies with Trump where many officials and most […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) –US President Donald Trump came close but stopped just short on Friday of acknowledging he lost the November 3 election to Democrat Joe Biden and said “time will tell.” Trump, who has refused to concede he lost the election, was speaking at a briefing at the White House on the Covid-19 pandemic. “Ideally we won’t go to a lockdown,” he said. “I will not go. This administration will not be going […]
(Eagle News)–Over 300,000 individuals affected by Typhoon “Ulysses” remain in evacuation centers, the Philippine National Police said. The PNP said the 351,476 individuals are in 12,707 evacuation centers in Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, and the National Capital Region as of Friday, 3 p.m. The PNP said police rapid response teams rescued 104,857 individuals which include infants and elders in 2,123 separated search and rescue operations. So far, it said […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reported 26 additional recoveries among police personnel. The PNP said with the additional recoveries, the recovery tally rose to 7163. Twenty-three more cases, however, pushed the total to 7613. Of these, 426 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 24. The police remain among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic as they continue to enforce laws. The PNP has said all […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas early Saturday, Nov. 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 2:15 a.m., had its epicenter 16 kilometers southwest of Calatagan. It had a depth of 126 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported eight additional COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos. The DFA said with the additional cases, the total rose to 11519. Two additional deaths pushed the death toll to 830. No additional recovery was reported, which means the recovery tally remains at 830. The Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths–with 7518, 4648, and 545, respectively. The Americas have the […]
